Nico Rosberg strengthened his position at the top of the Driver's Championship, by claiming pole position ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.
The German star leads his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton by 23 points with only five Grand Prix left this season. Hamilton will start the race from second place, having won the the race in the previous two years, having started the race in second place.
MOST POLES (all-time)
68 - Schumacher
65 - Senna
57 - Hamilton
46 - Vettel
33 - Clark, Prost
32 - Mansell
30 - Rosberg#F1 #JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/u3rStjjc6P— Formula 1 (@F1) October 8, 2016
Rosberg earned his place at the front of the grid, having beaten Hamilton's time on the 0.013 seconds. The Ferrari duo of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel will start on the second row of the grid, with Red Bull teammates Max Verstappen and last week's winner Daniel Ricciardo starting in fifth and sixth.
Despite starting on pole position in the previous two years, he still has to win at Suzuka.
A third straight pole for Rosberg at Suzuka. Now can he get his first win? #JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/IbDUeBhnD3
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 8, 2016
A win for either Rosberg on Hamilton on Sunday could have a large say in who goes on to win the World Championship in November.
